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http://twitter.com/gertpotgieter1 gert potgieter

Are children allowed an education ?

http://twitter.com/Okwacha_ Okwacha

Why not allow them to strike? They are better paid. All the teachers who taught me Maths and physics in high school have quit and join the private sector and they are better than what they use to be in 1993. They have earn respect, they can talk with confidence at community meeting than their left behind colleques.

http://www.facebook.com/munodei.mpando Munodei Mpando

I am sure other Maths and Physics teachers remained and are still churning out distinctions despite “inadequate” salaries. This is what happens when career and passion converge. Declaring the profession an essential service does not mean that they will not have grievances. Rather, it is just a reminder to them that drastic measures will do more harm than good.

http://www.facebook.com/peter.dzomlija Peter Dzomlija

I think this issue is a double-edged sword, in that I agree with government’s decision consider teaching as an essential service, but on the other side I believe that they want to do so for the wrong reasons. If teachers can no longer strike, then government no longer will have any motivation to improve the quality of schools and the education system as a whole. The government should first build more schools, renovate and improve existing schools, provide better learning materials and stationary for the learners, etc. If they do this, then perhaps teachers will no longer have any reason to strike, whether they are allowed to do so or not….

http://www.facebook.com/munodei.mpando Munodei Mpando

What will happen should teachers decide to go on strike a day before matric exams? If they are allowed to strike, I see them giving careful consideration to the timing of their job action. They should not be allowed to strike and at the same time their grievances should always be attended to in less than a month. Teaching is indeed an essential service which must be among the top three on the priority list.